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• Hospital Characteristics Associated With Feeding Tube Placement in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Cognitive Impairment 

  Teno, Joan M.; Mitchell, Susan L.; Gozalo, Pedro L.; Dosa, David; Hsu, Amy; Intrator, Orna; Mor, Vincent (2010-02-10)

  CONTEXT: Tube-feeding is of questionable benefit for nursing home residents with advanced dementia. Approximately two-thirds of US nursing home residents who are tube fed had their feeding tube inserted during an acute ...